Roy, the Cowboy Killer, about to give someone a damn treat

You’re in for a damn treat. – Roy Thompson

I got sent this movie a short time ago and again just got to reviewing it, but just because I wanted it for a special occasion, and since it’s October, that’s special enough for me!  It’s an independent film, a dark comedy, and actually not bad of a view, in my opinion.  Here’s the rundown.

The movie starts with a quote from Roy Thompson, the Cowboy Killer himself, that more or less explains his mental position.  The actual film starts with a shot of his boots (complete with spurs) walking through the snow and around behind a fence.  After a rather juicy sound and gasp the boots come from behind the fence, this time with blood on one of them.  We finally get a look at the cowboy’s face here as he walks out.  Shortly after this, at night, Roy walks up to a young girl waiting at her house for her boyfriend to show up to take her to homecoming.  After a brief talk, Roy convinces her to go with him, but he takes her a different route.  After a LOT of whining and yelling from her, she turns to look out the window and, with a recital of his catchphrase, he smashes her head with a hammer.

Interspersed with this is some shots of her boyfriend trying to get his two drunk friends to go pick her up, but all they want to do is get more drunk and go to the strip joint.  When they finally get to her house, they find out that a cowboy gave her a ride.  When they find him, they give chase, and he stops and shoots them all (the boyfriend, standing behind the other two, gets away with a wounding, while the other two are killed).  The reign of the Cowboy Killer has begun…

The film was obviously lower budgeted, but that gave a bit of charm to it.  The acting wasn’t the greatest all around, but it was worlds better than what I saw in a few other films.  One character in the film, Ernie, reminded me of the types of roles Clint Howard has played, especially his part in House of the Dead.  The character is played by Ben Solenberger, who was also one of the writers and executive producers.  He’s had some other acting credits, including the film xXx: State of the Union, as well as a scene in one film I covered last year for Tony Todd Week, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

All in all, I give the film a 3 out of 5.  It’s alot of fun, if you can look past some of its flaws.  I’m glad I could bring you this film, and I look forward to bringing you more in the near future.  Take care of yourselves, and this is Red Hawk signing out!